sevenths
-
pluralof seventh.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
seventhadjectivenext after the sixth; being the ordinal number for seven.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That’s one first-rounder, one second, one fourth, one sixth and two sevenths.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Beyond No. 2, they have a third-rounder, two fourths, a fifth and two sevenths.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2020
In America, we call them “blue notes”—flatted thirds and sevenths and fifths.
From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019
The cost was receiver Jermaine Kearse and a 2018 second-round pick as well as a swap of sevenths.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2017
All chords will tend towards pure fifths and thirds, as well as seconds, fourths, sixths, and sevenths that reflect the harmonic series.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
![]()